Get in the Zone: Using Hydrozoning in Your Garden to Grow Delicious Produce

Anna Glasgow, MAT
Garden Senior Specialist

Hydrozoning may sound complex, but it’s easy in a garden of any size. Hydrozoning is a gardening technique that groups crops based on their watering needs. Watch along as our senior garden specialist breaks down these three watering zones and suggests plants for each zone, including delicious crunchy celery. Then, follow her to the kitchen for a delicious, unique twist on a classic celery snack!

Planting seasons may vary depending on your planting zone. Because the Poe Center is located in central North Carolina, we plant in Zone 8a. To find your planting zone, go to https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/

Mix-and-Match Celery Snacks

Materials: knife, cutting board, toothpicks, spoon

Snails on a Log

Directions:

Fill the celery sticks with cream cheese.
Cut a flat edge onto the apple round. Place the flat edge of the apple round into the cream cheese filling.
Break a pretzel stick in half and place the halves into the nut butter. These are the snail’s “antennae.” Kids will love helping with this part. Enjoy!

Sailboats

Directions:

Fill the celery with hummus. Mix up the recipe by trying new flavors of hummus.
Carefully stick the toothpick through the cheese triangle to create a “sail.” Place the sail into the celery, through the hummus.
Break the pretzel in half and place on top of the hummus. These are the “oars” of the boat. Enjoy!

Frogs on a Log

Directions:

Fill the celery sticks with nut butter.
Place two grape halves in the nut butter. These are the “frogs.”
Use the toothpick to put two small dollops of cream cheese on top of the halved grapes.
Put a single chocolate chip on each cream cheese dollop to make “eyes.” Enjoy!